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Compare CruiseControl and GoCD

At a Glance
CruiseControl
CruiseControl
Star Rating
(23)3.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GoCD
GoCD
Star Rating
(24)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
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CruiseControl vs GoCD

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GoCD easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with CruiseControl.

  • Reviewers felt that GoCD meets the needs of their business better than CruiseControl.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GoCD is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GoCD over CruiseControl.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CruiseControl
No pricing available
GoCD
1-50
$5,000
per year
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Free Trial
CruiseControl
No trial information available
GoCD
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.3
20
8.3
21
Ease of Use
7.4
19
7.6
21
Ease of Setup
6.5
11
6.3
13
Ease of Admin
6.8
10
7.1
13
Quality of Support
6.8
15
7.5
12
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
7
8.8
10
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
19
7.5
19
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.7
5
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Management
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
7.6
6
Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
6
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Not enough data
6.9
6
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Not enough data
6.7
5
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Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.3
6
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Not enough data
8.6
6
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Not enough data
7.5
6
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Verified
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CruiseControl
CruiseControl
GoCD
GoCD
CruiseControl and GoCD are categorized as Continuous Integration
Unique Categories
CruiseControl
CruiseControl has no unique categories
GoCD
GoCD is categorized as Build Automation and Continuous Delivery
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CruiseControl
CruiseControl
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
47.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
23.8%
GoCD
GoCD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.3%
Reviewers' Industry
CruiseControl
CruiseControl
Information Technology and Services
28.6%
Computer Software
19.0%
Financial Services
14.3%
Automotive
9.5%
Telecommunications
4.8%
Other
23.8%
GoCD
GoCD
Computer Software
20.8%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Utilities
8.3%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
8.3%
Wireless
4.2%
Other
41.7%
Alternatives
CruiseControl
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GitLab
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Azure DevOps Server
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GoCD
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Discussions
CruiseControl
CruiseControl Discussions
Why doesn't Cruisecontrol have a well established GUI?
1 Comment
Johannes H. P. Skov F.
JF
I can't say for sure but my guess would be that the original authors (Thoughtworks) has moved there effort on to other products (https://www.gocd.org/). I...Read more
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CruiseControl has no more discussions with answers
GoCD
GoCD Discussions
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